[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82495-82496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25909]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12269]


U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Meeting

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will 
hold an in-person public meeting with online (Zoom) access. The meeting 
will focus on the integration of diversity, equity, inclusion, and 
accessibility (DEIA) principles into U.S. government public diplomacy 
programming abroad, based on a forthcoming ACPD special report titled 
``Public Diplomacy and DEIA Promotion: Telling America's Story to the 
World.'' A panel of experts will discuss the opportunities and 
challenges associated with engaging global audiences on these important 
issues. This meeting is open to the public, including the media and 
members and staff of governmental and non-governmental organizations.

DATES: Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 12 p.m. until 1:15 p.m.

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ADDRESSES: The event will take place at the U.S.C. Annenberg Center on 
Communication Leadership and Policy, University of Southern California, 
1771 N St. NW, Washington, DC 20036.
    To register for the event, please go to https://iipstate.my.site.com/CRMEventRegistration/s/registration-page?event=JtfG7kPP_m2ijMppK2bGeUsBccisxjOvvk_71TntFbk_.
    Doors will open at 11:30 a.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request reasonable accommodation, 
please email ACPD Program Assistant Kristy Zamary at 
state.gov">ZamaryKK@state.gov; phone at 202-351-9284. Please send any request for 
reasonable accommodation no later than Tuesday, November 28, 2023. 
Requests received after that date will be considered but might not be 
possible to fulfill.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 1948, the ACPD has been charged with 
appraising activities intended to understand, inform, and influence 
foreign publics and to increase the understanding of, and support for, 
these same activities. The ACPD conducts research that provides honest 
assessments of public diplomacy efforts, and disseminates findings 
through reports, white papers, and other publications. It also holds 
public symposiums that generate informed discussions on public 
diplomacy issues and events. The Commission reports to the President, 
Secretary of State, and Congress and is supported by the Office of the 
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
    For more information on the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 
Diplomacy, please visit https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-public-diplomacy-and-public-affairs/united-states-advisory-commission-on-public-diplomacy, or contact Executive Director 
Vivian S. Walker at WalkerVScommat;state.gov or Senior Advisor Jeff 
Ridenour at state.gov">RidenourJM@state.gov.

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a, 22 U.S.C. 1469, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., 
and 41 CFR 102-3.150)

Jeffrey M. Ridenour,
Senior Advisor, U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-25909 Filed 11-22-23; 8:45 am]
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